NOVEL NEXT Chapter 388 This is Medusa's Own Choice
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Although Xiao Yan was also worried and afraid, he still put his bold idea into practice.
He picked up the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python by its tail, placed it in his arms, and then took out the Azure Lotus Platform from his space ring.
"Teacher, what should I do now?" Xiao Yan asked cautiously, not daring to approach the Azure Lotus Core Flame rashly.
Yao Chen adjusted his monocle and replied, "Just use Dou Qi to control the lotus platform to approach it. The Azure Lotus Core Flame originally grew on this lotus platform, so the lotus platform is the best support for it."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan extended his right hand and slowly sent the lotus platform out.
The azure lotus platform rotated at an extremely slow speed, approaching the flame suspended in mid-air.
Xiao Yan stared ahead with trepidation; if the lotus platform was useless, the difficulty of him taking away the Heavenly Flame would increase by an unknown number of times.
Qing Meng looked at Xiao Yan's hopeful and nervous expression and showed a mischievous smile.
The azure flame flickered and slowly flew away in the opposite direction.
"Teacher, what should I do? This method doesn't work! Is there any other way?" Xiao Yan was still not calm enough and urged Yao Chen anxiously.
Yao Chen was also surprised: "It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be... Why would it resist returning to the lotus platform?"
Just as Xiao Yan was anxiously thinking of charging straight in, the Azure Lotus Core Flame slowly drifted back and settled steadily on the lotus platform.
Only then did Xiao Yan let out a long sigh of relief.
That scene just now had scared him quite a bit.
"Since the Heavenly Flame is in hand, let's leave quickly. The Eight Great Commanders might be gathering soon. If they worry about Medusa's situation and come in to check, it will be troublesome," Corpse Dance Crow said.
"Yes, thank you, Ya Xiong," Xiao Yan said with joy, holding the lotus platform containing the Heavenly Flame.
Black mist spread from the black crow, and the space subtly distorted. It grabbed Xiao Yan with its claws, and the figures of the man and beast gradually faded, leaving only a transparent outline.
Corpse Dance Crow flapped its wings, swiftly sweeping through the low air, avoiding the Snake-People along the way, and flying towards the distance.
After leaving the temple, when they were far enough from the Dou King powerhouses of the Snake-People Tribe not to be easily discovered, it quickly ascended and flew at full speed from high altitude.
"Please help me find an uninhabited area on the edge of the desert, Ya Xiong. I need a place where I won't be disturbed to absorb the Heavenly Flame," Xiao Yan requested.
"I understand," Corpse Dance Crow replied softly.
The wind in the sky was strong, stinging his face, but Xiao Yan seemed oblivious, staring at the Heavenly Flame on the lotus platform in his right hand, grinning foolishly.
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In front of the Snake-People's temple, the Eight Great Commanders gathered.
Yan Ci, the leader of the Yan Snake Tribe, had a more volatile temper than Mo Basi. He stared intently inside the temple, ignored Hua She'er, and walked in.
"I need to check on the Queen's condition."
"Come back! You are not allowed to enter. Do you intend to defy Her Majesty the Queen's orders?" Hua She'er coldly demanded.
"I'm going in. If you want to attack, then attack... I won't fight back," Yan Ci said, acting like a rogue.
Hua She'er seemed extremely helpless about this, but since they were colleagues, it wasn't good to directly attack. She could only hold her spear horizontally, blocking Yan Ci's path.
However, her strength was inferior to Yan Ci's; he advanced step by step, and she retreated step by step.
"Enough, don't be presumptuous, Yan Ci," an slightly aged voice commanded.
The speaker was a Snake-Person dressed in a gray robe. Compared to the other commanders, he was older, but his prestige seemed very high, and Yan Ci actually stopped.
"Yin Shi Commander," Hua She'er bowed slightly and greeted him.
"How exactly did Her Majesty the Queen instruct you?" Yin Shi asked with a frown.
"Her Majesty said that no matter the situation, we should not disturb her for three days... If she still hasn't come out after three days, then we should ask the Elders to come out and preside over the situation," Hua She'er replied.
Yin Shi shook his head: "Three days is too long. Three hours... After three hours, we will go in. I hope you won't stop us then."
Hua She'er feigned hesitation, her gaze sweeping over each of the Eight Great Commanders before she slowly nodded: "Alright."
Xiao Yan had already left, and Amon had no desire to continue stopping them. If it weren't to maintain Hua She'er's persona, he wouldn't be obstructing them now.
Three hours later, when the Eight Great Commanders arrived inside the temple, at the small island in the center of the lake, all they saw was a shrunken, charred snake corpse, roasted by the Heavenly Flame.
"There's no sign of life at all," Mo Du, the Second Commander of the Snake-People, murmured softly after sensing the surroundings.
"Her Majesty the Queen!" Mo Basi and Yue Mei exclaimed in unison, both rushing forward.
When Yue Mei's palm touched the snake corpse, the charred body instantly turned to ash and scattered.
Yue Mei stared blankly at her palm, then at the scattered ashes on the ground, at a loss.
"It seems to have failed... Alas..." Yin Shi let out a long sigh.
"Wait, where's the Heavenly Flame?" Nan She, a Snake-People Commander, noticed the missing item on the scene, a look of confusion on his face.
"Yeah, where's the Heavenly Flame?" Mo Basi looked around, but still couldn't find the target.
An old woman had appeared behind the Eight Great Commanders at some point. She spoke in a chilling voice:
"Someone has been here. While Medusa was evolving, he was secretly observing."
She waved her hand, and a snake corpse that had been soaked in water for a long time appeared on the ground. This was the body of the poisonous snake that Xiao Yan had killed when it attacked him on his way to the small island in the lake.
"Great Elder..." The commanders bowed slightly, saluting him.
"Did Her Majesty's evolution fail because someone interfered?" Yin Shi's face turned very grim.
He suddenly turned his gaze to Hua She'er and asked coldly, "Shouldn't you explain? As the Guard Commander, is this how you guard Her Majesty?"
The Great Elder of the Snake-People also looked over, his tone chilling with a hint of anger:
"How dare you try such a dangerous method? If the success rate of evolution was truly that high, why didn't previous clan leaders seek out Heavenly Flames?
"Sneaking around and doing such things while we were in seclusion, do you still have us Elders in your eyes?"
Mo Basi and Yue Mei, as guardians of the Eastern Temple, also bore some responsibility.
The two of them exchanged glances, and a hint of suspicion appeared in their eyes as they looked at Hua She'er.
If Queen Medusa's failure was due to external interference, then Hua She'er's previous actions of blocking them became suspicious.
While everyone else was putting pressure on Hua She'er, Yan Ci, who had been blocked by her earlier, didn't think so much. He looked at the two footprints with a furious expression, muttering under his breath, "Damn humans..."
Being stared at in such a way by everyone, Hua She'er showed no signs of nervousness. She calmly used Dou Qi to form a monocle, put it on her right eye, and let out a light laugh:
"How could I not have the Elders in my eyes? It was precisely because she was worried you would obstruct her that Medusa chose to undergo evolution during your seclusion.
"She kept mentioning you four old guys, saying that the decline of the Snake-People was due to a lack of courage to fight to the death."
Seeing Hua She'er speak to the Elder with such an attitude, Mo Basi and Yan Ci both looked astonished.
Yan Ci yelled, "Are you crazy? How dare you speak to the Elder like that? Hurry up and apologize!"
"Hua She'er" scoffed, "Brainless."
Yan Ci was about to say something else, but Yin Shi stopped him.
The aged voice rang out: "You are not Hua She'er? Who are you? Is Queen Medusa's death related to you?"
The aura of a Dou King surged, locking onto Hua She'er, ready to deliver a thunderous strike at any moment.
Amon, controlling Hua She'er's body, said, "I am Hua She'er... This was Medusa's own choice...
"As for death, who said she died? She's perfectly fine, the evolution was very successful, it's just that the preparations were a bit insufficient, and there was a small accident."
This was Medusa's own choice... The Great Elder repeated this sentence in his mind, pondering.
Did Medusa know about Hua She'er's anomaly? Did she condone it?
She hid her evolution using the Heavenly Flame from us, she had her own plans, so it makes sense that she might have some secret collaborators... Hua She'er's identity seems to be not simple.
"She's still alive?" The Great Elder stared at Hua She'er, restraining his anger, and asked calmly, "Then why did she leave without a word? Or is it you, or you all, who did something to her?"
Hua She'er pinched her monocle, responding with a light laugh:
"She successfully unearthed the most powerful force deep within her bloodline, reverting to an ancient mythical beast, the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python. I didn't force her to do anything, it was all her own choice."
"Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python?"
The Snake-People dealt with snakes, so they were naturally familiar with the name of this ancient snake species, rumored to be extinct. Each of them showed a look of shock.
"Words alone are not enough. How can I believe you?" The Great Elder was half-believing, half-doubting.
"Isn't the identity of Queen Medusa's personal guard enough? I've said enough. As for the rest, you'll have to wait until Her Majesty returns to explain it to you..."
Finally, Hua She'er added, "I've come into contact with some people from the Northern Continent."
"When will Medusa return?" The Great Elder mostly believed her.
"At least three to five years, at most six to seven years."
"Then you will stay by our side for six or seven years."
The Great Elder suddenly formed hand Seals, and a dark green snake-shaped pattern appeared, transforming into a ray of light that entered Hua She'er's body.
This was the Snake Seal Curse, the same technique that Hai Bodong was afflicted with.
Upon being sealed, Hua She'er's aura rapidly weakened, dropping to the level of a Dou Grandmaster.
"I hope what you say is true, otherwise, you'll experience the punishment of Ten Thousand Snakes Devouring the Heart."
Hua She'er looked completely unconcerned:
"If you Seal my cultivation, then I can't cultivate... I can't just waste these six or seven years, can I?
"I want to research our Snake-People's secret technique of fusing with snakes more deeply, and I also need all information related to the Northern Continent from the clan."
The Great Elder looked at her deeply and nodded in agreement: "You may."
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